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FSnflrrfrTta":mMW!' r. ' J.3E.m'Zlj-j i.a;" ,,;"iT ' jJ-5' '.mtfv"ft i.'. J'!t",.'FORTY -SIXTH TEAR.HONEST JOHI HELDJMladelpMa's Treasurer Uotc. a Prisoner at His Home ,in Germantown.EEPflRTEDiIO-BEEEriLLJA Cordon of Police Surround the:House and Detectives and Phy, . sicians Watch Him.WAT-EXPERPEXAMIKEBS'FOUSDJThe "Wifettf President Harsh Beturss, tut'tlie-Whereabouts of the BankerStill a-SecretA HUMOR THAT IIE HAS BEEN CAUGHT.It:Authorities at Harrisburg Are TaUnj ActionLooMc? Tvwarn the EecoTery of Somaof the WrectaiffcirCULliTS riuUEES OX THK STATES LOSStSriCIAIi TELEGRAM TO TUT DISPATCn.3PininELi'HlA, May d3. City Treasurer John Bardsley was arrested at his homeia Gerniantown at 10:13 o'clock to-night.Tiip warrant on which the arrest was madewa- sworn out by the three experts whohave been for two days examining the booksof the City Treasurer's office. The affidavit;on which the warrant was based says thatthe experts hare already found a misapprojiriit'on of upward of ?39,000; also thatBardsley had collected large sums of Statemoney which he lias not accounted for.B'-rdley is reported very ill at his houseand two detecthes are with him in hisroom. A number of physicians haebcensummoned from the city to attend him.Hi house is surrounded by a cordon ofpolice officers.Marsh's Wife Returns Homo.There was considerable excitement atUidley Park to-day when it became knownthat the wife of Gideon TV. Marsh, the fugitive President of the defunct KeystoneBank, had reamed home. Mrs. Marsh gotoff the 3 o'clo-1 train from this city andhurriedly entered a carriage and was drivento the Marsh residence The news thatMrs. Martk had returned spread rapidlyand with it the rumor that the fugitiy 8President had come back for the purpose ofpivmg himself up. President Marsh leftUidley P.irk on an evening train for thiscity a week ago last night, and since thattime nothing his been heard of his wberenLonts.hy Jiij neighbors.Last Monday morning Mrs. Marsh took anearly train for this ciry, and upto thisafternoon it was generally believed by the Ridley Park citizens that she had joined herhusband in his flight from justice.Interviews at the ltesldence.The Marsh residence last night was closedto all except one or two of the mot intimatefriends of the family. Shortly after 9o'clock this evening a reporter rang the bellseveral rimes, but obtained no response,fceveral sharp raps upon the door, however,produced, a better result, and after a moment's wait the door opened and an elderlylady peered out in the darkness."Is Mr. Marsh at home?" was asked."He is not," was the reply."Is Mrs. Man&at home?" was the nettquestion."Yes, she is at homo"' admitted the lady,in a hesitating manner. "Bat you can't seeher. She is not at all well -and will not beinterviewed, and the has said that she hasnothing to say."The lady was asked if shi was Mr. Marsh'smother-in-law, but she said she was not,and that she was simply a friend of -thefjjnily."Do you know where Mr. Marsh is?" wasasked."No. I do not," she Teplicd; "but fromone or two things tliat I have heard I do notbelieve he is far away. I think he will givehimself up when he gets ready."On His Way to Sonth America.She refnsed to state what led her to believe this, and after repeating that Mrs.Mart,h could not be seen she retired intothe house.One of the servants of Mr. Marsh's household, when asked if she knew where hernmter was, replied that she did not, butshe thought he was a good many miles awayl this tune. After giving vent to this expression of her opinion she suddenly became very reticent, and refused to answerfurther questions.Among the residents of Ridley Park itis very generally believed that by jthis time3Iarsh is on his way to South America,having taken a steamer from New York lastWednesday morning A rumor is currentLite to-night that Mari-h has been caught atNewport News, Va. It docs not come fromofficial tosirces, and can only be accepted asone of the numerous rumors that have beenfloating about lately.After the State's Money.A dispatch from Harrisburg says: Au ditor General McCamant and State TreasurerBojer to-day sent a joint telegram to CityTreasurer Bardsley, of Philadelphia, instructing him to deposit to the credit of theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania, in theFarmers and Mechanics' National Bank, ofPhiladelphia, the fiscal agnit of the State,all Mate funds now in his hands, or thatmay t'uui into hU possession as Treasurerof Philadelphia. A letter to this cttect wasalto signed h) these officials and mailed toMr. Bardley's address.The Auditor General and Slate Treasurerhave taken this course to protect the Commonwealth in the probable payment oflicense moneys foUowing the action of theLicense Court yesterday. They have alsoreques4ed J. Quincy Hnnsicker to act asagent of the Commonwealth in seeing thathis request is complied with. There is notauthority for this proceeding, but the Auditor Gem ral and State Treasurer have feltit tc be tfeir duty to ukc tit? precaution inthe interest of the State.Matement of the Account.Auditor General McCamant to-day submitted to Attorney General Hensel thoStatements of the accounts of the city ofPhiladelphia and. John-Barfoley-with-theJState. More thin tiro weeks ago the Auditor General bad a consultation withthe Attorney General, in which itwas a?reta that the accountsshould- be placed in the AttorneyGeneral's hands on June 1, if payment wasnot made by that time. The resignation ofMr. Bardsley is the reason for submittingthe accounts at once. Accompanying thestatement of accounts is the following letterfrom Auditor General McCamant to Attorney General Hensel:Dear 6m Befemng to our conversationlast evening, and to the letter of GovernorPaulson to mo of the date of yesterday, Iherewith transmit to you for collection theaccount of John Bardsley, Treasurer of theCity of Philadelphia, for licenses and for taxon loans for the year 1890; also the account ofPhiladelphia county with the Commonwealth,for State tax 'on personal property for theyear 1890. It has been my intention, as I advised von more than two weeks since, toplace these accounts In your hands on the jist aay of dune, u jut. uarosioy tuu notpay by that time. Ho had assured hothme state '.treasurer ana me inat ne woumclose his accounts with tho Commonwealthon that data. Owing to his resignation Inow place the accounts in your hands, notwaiting until the 1st day of June. Mr.Bardsley will have an account with theCommonwealth for the fraction of the year,1891, which he will serve as City Treasurer.Payments Will Exceed Becelpts.He has promised to furnish me a statement covering Ins operations as City Treasurer in thi matter of the receipt of funds belonging to the Commonwealth within threedays after his resignation takes effect. Hoalso says tnit his payments for advertisingand otirsr matters will largely exceed his receipts for the period, and of this I have noleas&n to doubt from an investigation madeby me. If this Is the case he will be entitledto credit on the account I certify to you forsuch excess of payments, properly chargeable to the Commonwealth, as he lias madeoer receipts. As soon as I settlethe account I wlU certify the sameto yon. If .Mr. Bardsley does notfurnish the statement as promised I shalltake immediate steps to estimate an accountfrom the best data obtainable and make settlement thereon. This account would Imvebeen placed inrour hands yesterday hadI been in Harrisburg. L consideredIt my duty to go to Philadelphia In the mornlru?forthe nnrnoso of ascertaining definitely thi true condition of affairs in connection with Mr. Bardsley's account at the present time, and reporting the Same to you andthe Governor, which I did last evening.The statement in detail follows and fromit the Auditor General figures that Bardsley owes the State the sums given below:Balance duo on licenses..: $367,604 18Balance due on State taxes w. 472,013 11Balance due on loans 80,030'K)Total deficit .$023,613 09THE SPRING GABDEN COLLAPSE.President Kennedy and His Cashier Held InHeavy Ball for Embezzlement.SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.Philadelphia, May 23. Tha hearingof Francis "W. Kennedy, President, andHenry H. Kennedy, Cashier of the SpringGarden National Bank, was concludedbefcre Magistrate "Wilhare to-day. The "defendants .were arraigned on a charge of embezzlement, in taking funds on deposit whenthey knew tho hank to be in an insolventcondition.Only two witnessess, Bank ExaminerDrew and John C. Boyer, manager of the'Clearing House, were examined, and themagistrate held the two bankers in flOjOOO'bail each for their appearance at CriminalCourtOK THE TBACK OF MABSH.A Marshal Sent to Newport News to PreventHis Sailing for Brazil.rsFECIAI. TZXEORAM TO THE DISPATCH.XOKFOliK, May 23. United States Com-.missioner B. G. Beckford, of Newport2fews,. to-day telegraphed jto ttjeity.QCa."United States Marshal to comeio that place"to arrest President Marsh, of the KeystoneBcnk of Philadelphia. Marsh is said to bethere attempting to get passage out of theUnited States on the Brazilian mail steamship. To expedite matters a search warrant wasdrawn up by United States CommissionerH. 8. Akirss in this cityand a deputy wentto Newport News with "the papers this afternoon. The latest to-night is that he hasnot been arrested.RELYING UPON FAITH.CmXDBEN THE VICTIMS OF THEIRHPABENTS FOOLISH COUHSE.Two of Them Die From Lack of MedicalAttendance The Parent Put TheirCases In the Lord's Hands and Befuseto Call Physicians.fSrECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISrATCII.1Colttmbus, May 23. The attention ofthe State Board of Healthhas been calledto a remarkable state of affairs at Swanton,Fulton county. Several children in a familyof that t6wn have fallen victims todiphtheria and the parents refuseto employ a physician, having placedthe case -directly in the hands of the Lord,and depending upon miraculous relief fromon high. The foolish course of the parentihas already resulted in the death of onechild, and another is nearing the grave.Mr. Probst, of the State Board of Health,was notified some days ago and has beencommunicating with a leading physicianof that place in an attempt t havethe family employ a physician. Healso instructed the physician tohave the township trustees take properprecautions, in order to prevent a spread ofthe disease, as the fanatical parents do notregard it as contagious. To-day SecretaryProbst received the following letter fromthe physician, with whom he has been incommunication:I wish to report another death fromdiphtheria in tho same family. These peopleuu uut I'ujuiuv u puyMuiun. Aiiey simplyrely upon tho Lord to cure or remove, as Hedeems Debt, and no precautions are takento prevent a spread. They do not regard the disease as contagious orinfections. It teems to me that there shouldbe some law compelling parents to employproper medical relief In such cases, as thedisease is increasing, one new case in a familv of five children being veported to-day,which is treated on the expectant plan.The case is a mot remarkable one in another respect: it develops the fact that thereis no law In existence by w hich parents canbe compelled to employ proper medical attendants for children in cases of this kind.A BATTLE BETWEEN LYKCHEES.Each Party Mistakes the Other for HorseThieves With Fatal Hesnltj.Donning, Neb., May 23. While a partyof vigilantes, who, had just captured a cattlethief named McAlvoy near here, werebringing the prisoner to town last .nighttl.ey met auother pose of 'vigilantes. Thenight was Very dark, and each party mistook the other lor thieves.Fire was opened on both sides, and beforethe mUtakc was discovered Judge Aikens,Treasurer of the county, and McAlvoy, thecattle thief, who was in his care, were killed.No arrests have been made.O'MALLET AGAIN IN C0UBT.He Is Now Charged With Opening aPngl-HlUf s Private Letters.New Orleans,' May 23. There is nocessation in the.hositility toward DominickO'Mallcy, the private detective, and he isbeing brought into the courts on every pretext. His latcit assailant is the UnitedStates Government, and the charge againsthim is the opening of a letter not addressedto him.O'Malley was arrested this morning byDeputy Marshal Donnelly, and taken before United States Commissioner "Wright.He was released on 51,000 bonds, signed byA. D JEtenriquM, a of the lawyers for thedefense in theHehnessy case. -The affidavitagainst 0Malley was made by Carroll, tholight-weight pugilist He charges -that0 Malley opened a letter oa February 9, addressed to him, in order to pry into hisprivate business. The prisoner seemedmuch perturbed when arraigned before theCommissioner to-day, and lacked his usualindifferent air. The penalty for the offenseIs (COO fine, or one .year's imprisonment athard labor, or both.A DESPERADO 'FORGER,HIS BOGUS NOTES AGGREGATE -NOTFAB FROM 8300,000.He Was a Perfect Type of the WesternOutlaw A Desperate Struggle forLiberty in a Court Boom Dynamite. Found In His Pocket.(SPECIAL-TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.Kingston, N. Y., May 23. "W. AHavis,a millstone manufacturer of the township ofBochester, this county, .has been placed in,jail here to await the action of the grandjury. He is charged with having forgedthe names of many of the principal businessmen in the neighborhood of his home tonotes aggregating upwards of 5300,000. It isbelieved that hisforgeries will reach a fargreater sum. Several banks of this city,Ellenville and Middletown arc victims.Davis belongs to a highly respectablefamily, and his father is in well-to-docircumstances.The prisoner belongs to one of the wontgangs that ever infested the mountains, andwhich for 20 years has been a terror to theinhabitants o"f the Iiondout vallev. He is aman of fine and powerful physique, beingsix feet four inches in height and weighing250 pounds. He has served, several termsin the county jail. Whenever he waswanted for a crime it had been almost impossible to arrest him, as he always resistedwith aU the impetuosity of the "Westerndesperado, of which he is a typical representative. In the present instance-hia house on theShawangirik Mountains was surrounded andthree well-armed constables stole, upon himwithout warning. "When before the Justiceat Ellenville he was held to await the action of the the grand jury, and made a desperate fight for liberty. The spectatorsin the courtroom scattered in all directions.He was seized by half a dozen -men andheavily shackcled. "When searched beforebeing locked in a cell, a dynamite cartridgewas found secreted on his person. It isthought that in the crowded courtroom afriend placed itMn his possession.A DEPLORABLE TBAGEDY.Tho Custodian of a Cattlo Thief and HisPrisoner Shot Dead Through Mistake.SPECIAL TELXanAM TO THE DISPATCH.Dunning, Neb., May 23. Judge C. "W. ,Aikens, Treasurer of Blaine county, and oneof the most respectable men in Nebraska,while acting as custodian of the stock thiefwhom he had assisted in capturing, was shotthrough the body "at a late hour lastinight by. citizens, who in, the darkness mistook him for a desperado, and fell from hishorse to the ground a corpse. The thiefalso rolled in the dust with a bullet throughhis heart, and the man who had fired thefatal shots journeyed on unconscious of themistake.Alexander McLeary had been arrestedfor cattle stealing and was strapped to ahorse, which . was tied to JudgeAikens' animal. The two men hadgone about a mile when three menwere heard riding toward them. Theeight was dark and it was impossibleto distinguish a person across the road:Judge Aikens commandedheihree men tohalf TnsteaaT'of "Baiting however,lhey :opened fire at"short range. The Judge wasshot-through the body and fell from hishorse, dying instantly. Almost at the sameinstant McLearv was pierced through theheart by a bullet. A young man namedRittenhouse and two friends, who did theshooting, are nearly crazed by the mistake.HANGED BY MASKED MEN.An Iowa Boy Nearly Killed for a Trifling.Alleged Offense.Winteeset, IA., May 23. Eight maskedmen -called George Ackleson, a 16-year-old"boy who worked for a prominent farmereight milc3 south of here, to. the door"Wednesday night, thrust a revolver in hisface, bound and gagged him, dragged himto a tree and strung him up.He was let down and told unless he confessed to having cut to pieces a saddle belonging to a cripple ne would be hanged. Ackleson refused to confess, and was drawn up twicemore and nearly choked to death. He wasthen taken to the house, thrust throughthe door and left lying on the floor in a halfconscious condition. Ackleson recognizedtwo of the mob of young men, most of whomare sons of well-to-do farmers, and the- twohave been arrested for the deed.BAILB0AD INTERESTS MEEGED.The Northwestern Ohio and WalhondlngValley Roads Consolidated.rsrZCtAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.Columbus, May 23. A railway consolidation ot considerable magnitude tookplace at the office of the Secretary.of State to-day. -A certificate, wasfiled stating that the " NorthwesternOhio Bailway Company, operating a linebetween Toledo and .Mansfield, and th'e"Walhond ing Valley Bailroad Companyhaving authority to operate a railroad betweenMansfield and Bellaire, have merged andconsolidated their inteaests.The name of the new corporation is to bethe Toledo, "Walhonding Valley and OhioBailway Company. The consolidated company has a capital stock of 1,000,000,divided into 40,000 shares of 5100 each.'A STATUE TO LTNNiEIlS.Tho Famous Scandinavian Botanist . Honored by His Countrymen.Chicago, May 23. A statue of Linna-us,the botanist, a counterpart of the one atStockholm, was unveiled in Lincoln Parkto-day. It is of bronze, 16 feet in height,and stands upon a granite pedestal. Thestatue was presented to the city by Swedishresidents-of Chicago, and was accompaniedby the usual ceremonies of acceptance, themusic of many brass bands and singing ofSwedish songs.It was a general holiday for the 70,000Swedish-Americans in this city. The exercises were attended by representatives ofthat nationality from St. tLouis, KansasCity, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha andother cities.' GENERAL SEWELL" DEAD,A 3Ian Prominent In Court and MilitaryLife Passes Away.(SPECIAL TELEGHAM TO THE DISPATCH.Crrr of Mexico, May 23 GeneralLeonard Sewell, a prominent citizen of.Louisiana, died in this citv to-dav.General Sewell was a prominent characterin the court of King George IV. of England, and won additional fame by his valiant service- during the negro insurrectionin his State.JENNY USD NO. 2.A "Belatli o of the Great Singer, Who Is Alsoa Musician, in New York.New York, May 23. A pretty youngSwedish girl arrived at the Barge Office yesterday on the. Germanic, and her name wasJenny Lind.- "When asked if she was a jreim.vc ut uic.owcuisnnigniingaie sne replied that she was her niece and ''couldsing a little." She-is 20 vearsxild. and isgoingo-Kane, pa iPITTSBDRG, SUSTDAY; MAY 24. ' 1891SERPENT AID GROSS.Comie5tionof,the former With .theCreeds-of the Church discussedIN THE 'PBESitifTERlAN ASSEMBLY,Leading Ministers Working; Hard'n JatiofDr.-Briggs.x .;THEHNES-ABE NOW CLOSELY- DRAW$SrECIAL'TELEGRAit TO THE DISPATCH. t)Deteoit, May 23. The Presbyterian Assembly didi business only half a f p Saturday and passed the afternoon la f an ex-"cursion to Ann Arbor, "to take part in thededication of McMillan Hall. The firstbusiness of sprightly, interest ia the morning.was the sernent on thfi crnsJi!'.T)r. Henrr GMcCook discussed the question. The serpent; JJieaid, had been objected to on account otits ugliness, but ugliness is a matter of!hsteJC. All.- J.L!t J!J 1 .... J ll. .. AAnIas ugly when he chose it as the gym1" 1 o:his Satanic Majesty. The ladies do no. reknows that from head to tail it ift'fcon-'structed ou Hogarth's line of beauty. Inthe Bible all, references to the serpent 'e-fard it as representing important, try1 h.tut the snake, as so many-call it, reprcs? pboth the good and bad.Represents Christ and Satan. ' iIt represents1 the devil, and it represejSsChrist, the Son of the Living God. So dobs'the sun represent both the power of destruction and the power of healing. Towipe out the serpent would be to wipe outthe emblem of much fundamental truth"The report of the standing Committee, onMinisterial Belief, Jocated in Philadelpfcja,was read by the Chairman, Dr. Smith, OfBaltimore, and was followed by a most eloquent address by Dr. "William 0. CattelhSecretary, oCPhiladelphia. George Junkfnmade an earnest speech. The three greatspeeches of the .morning made this anotherPhiladelphia day. - But it was routine discussion all the morning.Working Hard or Brlgga. ,The most interesting discussion was in thelobby. Drs. Schafi, Morris, .Field, Moore,Haydn and many others are still workinghard to indnce the Assembly to take no action in the .Briggs case. But even Dr.Johnson acknowledges that the Assemblywill veto the election of Dr. Briggs by anoverwhelming majority. It has been closelyestimated at two-thirds.Many who are in favor of no action nowadvocate only postponement, and say ifthe issue "is joined they will beforced to vote in favor of the veto. Thereis as yet no evidence of heat, and there js noindication that there will be what canproperly be called a fight in the open As-'semoiy, rrots. itooerts, Jiivans, moms anaSmith, of Lane Seminary, which is directlyinvolved in the Briggs case, are all presentin the Assembly, and threejof thefour preferno action in the Briggs case.The Lines Closely Drawn.Union Seminary is "well represented alsoin the lobby. The lines are probably asdefinitely drawn now as possible, and allmust wait fer further developments whenthe question comes before the Assembly inan official form.The entire afternoon tof Saturday wasrrorH tha Domanf no itrrl-n- fnr thov HpllCfht llL.1The serpentologist regards the snake irs stated that since the last Synod there havet, .i- t..i:-.s .:.. . v u ' 1 been twomeetines" of the Preabvtery. Abuc uiua. ucuuuiui kuimr iu luc duixu. ttUH 1occupied withithcoxqurspn-to Ann Arbor, j rtVeipts ftethe year"wero'$318,97aandex-l The suggestions gf the Bishop of Santiago,25 mileakftwayv-.General4 Jl- A.- Alg4r-iiBOT,Sl$!Bftepflrt' - -jfej-JS"furnished t- a. . free,-which increased hisEspecial train.the Assembly. The speech presentingMcMillan Hall to the Tannan PresljvterianuuiiuKumr v4iAssociation was made by James H. McMilrIan, son of the Senator, who gave the building-Dr. Badcliffc accepted it and was followedwith congratulatory addresses by the Moderator of the Assembly, President Angelland-several members of the General Assembly. It was a most delightful excursion andthe great banquet was highly enjoyed.YOUNG FEOFLE'SfSOCTElTE-1.The Baptists Claim to Have Originated theChristian Endeavor Idea.Cincinnati, May 23. The AmericanBaptist Publication Society, continued itssixty-seventh anniversary meeting to-day.Bev. Mr. Steelmen, of Mexico, spoke on theneeds of that field. The population requiresevangelistic-work in Spanish. A portion ofthe morning session was given to publications. Bev.A. C. Dixon, of Brooklyn, advocated the--printing of pastors' sermons for'rdlstnbution among non-cnurcn-goers.xne programme ot tne aiternoon embracedthe young people's movement and called foreight speakers. Bev. Donald D. McLauren,of New York, asserted that for years therehad been many societies of young people inBaptist churches before the present existence of the Christian Endeavor organizations. The real secret' of the EndeavorSociety, it was claimed, was not in thepledge, but in the enthusiasm engenderedin conventions. The Ibgio of things forcesthe denominations one step farther, as, forinstance, the Epworth League. In twoyears 5,300 chapters have come into existence and nearly 500,000 young members.The Baptist movement originated" in Nebraska in 1890.EVANGELICAL LTJTHEBAN MATTEBS.A Resolution Protesting Against BaptistInterference in India.Lebanon, Pa., May 23. At this morning's session of.the Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church a motion to republishthe Book of "Worship in use before theOmaha convention, led to a long and animated discussion. On motion of Frank AHartranft the resolution was indefinitelypostponed. The. effect of this is thatthe common Service question is not to betaken up at the general convention of theSynod. "At the afternoon session the Synod tooksteps looking to the reorganization and enlargement of the work of the pastor's fundbv putting it in the hands of a board of theGeneral Synod, to be co-ordinate with itsother boards. Besolutions protestingagainst Baptist interference, with theLutheran missions in Guntuf, India, wereadopted.PBESBYTEBIANS OF THE SOUTH.They Tote .to Not Send to the National Tem-perance Convention.Bibmingham, Ala., May 23. The Presbyterian Assembly this morning decidedthat during nexj,week the evenings shall bedevoted to home and foreign missions. TheCommittee on Correspondence reported thatit was not ready to recommend sending dele-,gates to the National Temperance Convention; recommending that sympathy be conveyed to the Reformed Episcopal ChurchConvention at Cleveland; expressing, concurrence to the overture from the church intIreland and Wales; recommending arbltra-'tion jn national disputes.The Assembly voted not to send delegatesto the National Temperance Convention.At the night session the subject of education was considered and a number of addresses were made.THE CUMBERLAND PBESBYTEBIANS.They Take an Excursion to Jtnipect a Home,forjAged Minister,OWENSBOEO,.KYtMayi28, IheXJeHeralAssembly, of the Cumberland JresbyterianOhnrch'hich is ia session berewenon anexcursion to EvansrHle Ind., tpy&JOO-Btrong'tne object of the visit beingljtspectAhe Thornton Horn for Aged,jyOBptersne of the' leading InstitutlonsofHhechurch. -j)aj(he retura trip a reunion of ibe memfc of, the assembly who attendee the. ses -slon,at this place 25 years ago was held.There are 16 of these men, and the reunionwas very affecting.. INTEREST Ilf MISSIONSTHE CHIEF TOPIC AT THE BEFOBMEDPBESBTTERIAN SYNOD,sin Appeal for Ministerial Help From thoU NoTa Scotia rield Beports oq the Fondfor Disabled Ministers and the Theological Seminary Becelved.SPECIAL- TELEORAM TO THE-DISPATCH.Philadelphia, May 23. Onjy one session was held to-day by the Reformed Presbyterian General Synod.- The Introductorydevotional exercises were- conducted bythe Bey. Alexander Savage, of NewGalilee, Pa,, on the topic, "HxVio Secure Increased Interest In HomeMission Work.'' The report of thePittsburgPresbytery was presented by thevigorous protest was Entered against theopening of the Columbian Exposition onSunday. The report was referred to'theCommitjee on Presbyterial Beports.The report of the Treasurer of the disabled ministers' fund, A. X Whiteside,, ofPittsburg, was then redd, accepted and referred to the Auditing Committee. Thereceipts' during the year amounted to.$486 90, all of which has been expended.The Bey. John Graham staged thaf duringthe year various sums of money had beensent directly by different churche's to thebeneficiaries. Of this no account is takenin the report. It was suggested "that hereafter all moneys pass directly through thehands of the treasurer, in order that propercredit inay be given the donors.On motion of the Eev. John Graham, thenames of the Bevs. S. B. Stormont and 8.D. Yafes were referred to the Finance Committee as coming under the disabled ministers' fund for the ensuing" year. The clerkread a report from a meeting df elders inthe Eastern Presbytery, calling upon theSynod for aid in the way of a stated ministry, apd reporting the condition of thefield in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It was stated by the Bev. G. "W.Brownell that unless speedy action betaken by Synod toward sending a minister'there, the field would be lost to -the Beformed Presbyterians, as the other denominations, especially thetUnited Presbyterians, are rapidly pushing-to the front.Tl Bev. Dr. Steele said that the youngmen who entered the ministry from NovaScotia, as a rule, did not returmto that fieldafter they had completed their studies,,which very mnch operated against it. The vModerator caused a smile by quietlysuggesting that it was probablybecause they became Americanized. Elder'Alexander Kerr intimated that the iroublewas probably because the Nova Scotians expect ihe men who eo there to liveon air, the sea , air, and look to.the domestic, board to meet ihe expense.The Bev.1- John Graham thought thefour Presbyteries should take turns aboutin'supplylng" the field for the present. Thematter was finally referred to the Board ofHome Missions. The reading of the statement of the Treasurer of he Theological.seminary, ji-lexanaer Jierr, ioiioweq. xneI TV.rre.Ahi OinnatMUnv committee.DBOWNK0 IN A "WATER BABBEL.Little Carrie Hartle Fell In While Trying to-Wash Her Doll's Face.(SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.NewYobk, May 23. With her littleclasped arms around a doll Carrie Hartle.lies dead in a coffin in her father's home at469 Broadway, Brooklyn. She was 3 yearaJold. The doll is made of rags and its head,of-coarse china, is chipped and disfiguredby rough 'usage, but it will -be buried withher. Carrie's mother died a year ago, leaving her three children to the care of theirhalf sister. Her baby,. as she called thedoll, was the object of her most tendersolicitude.Yesterday at supper time the child couldnot be found. After a sleepless night, Mr.Hart resumed his search, to-day, and finally,thinking she might have gone to the cellarand fallen asleep, he went there. A few feet'from the foot of the cellar stairs stands anold barrel. It has stood there for years.Something prompted him to look in it, andhe saw a tiny pair of shoes. His child wasdrowned. The doll was tightly held in herleft hand. She had mounted the boxtoreach the water to complete the operationof washing her baby's face.VI0LAT0BS OF THE SUNDAY LAW.Captain Wiahart Furnishes Some Businessfor a Wylle Avenue Alderman.Captain "Wishart had a few cases yesterday morning before Alderman Bohe, of,Wylie avenue, above Kirkpatrick street,charging certain small dealers with sellingon Sunday. He has only recently changedhis base to the "Wylie avenue Alderman'soffice.His first case was Thomas Flaharty,chargedwith selling a small piece of bacon toasmallboy. As the bpy did not appear, the case'was continued. Mrs. Stitzler, an aged German woman, was charged with selling- apolice paper, but as her lawyer was notnresent her case was ' continued. GeorsreFrench pleaded gnilty of selling cigars on.Sunday and paid SSI-BANES HEAVILY INVOLVED,Four of Them Badly Mixed Up In. the Davis.Shoe Failure.Boston, May 23. A gentleman intimatewith the affairs of the Salem banks statesthat he knows that the four banks of thatcity interested in the Davis failure held$140,000 of paper of the Davis Shoe Company, and Davis indorsed notes, and thatone bank alone has $90,000. -The latter has, however, a $300,000 survElus. He states, also, that Lynn banksave $120,000. Two of the Salem bankshave made a business of dealing in Davis'paper, and they hold notes on the HillCompany, of Memphis, with Davis' indorsements. M0BE PEOPEBXY BECOVEBEDrA Second Hand Dealer Turns Over Someof Mr. Brnnot's Valuables. 'Superintendent Muth, of Allegheny, recovered another lot . of plunder yesterdaystolen by Back from Mr. Brunot's house. Itwas turned over by a second-hand dealerwho has stores on Bobinson street andBeaver avenue.in the lot were numerous pieces of china,a tea set and table cutlery, a large blackmarble clock, threeTolls of carpet and somebrass and silverware. The police alsolearned of the location of a number of oilpaintings, which they will get to-day.Killed For His Dog Tax. ,f SPECIAL TELEOnAM TO THE DISPATCH.Hustinotox, W. Va., May -21 This morning while "Brown Jack Armstrong," a localCharacter, was going to his work, City Sergeant Biley stopped him and demanded thepayment of his dog tax. Armstrong refnsedtonavhlm n.nd RJiat nnlled 4i.irevolver.ahdShot -Armstrone twice -Thai wounds-will. I.probably proYe-fotal. ' - 3'10 GOT TO BE FIRED'To Capture theFugitiYe Chilean RebelSteamer, the-Itata.SHE TVEL SUfiBENDER LN PEACE.iTie'lieports Prom'Parif to That Effect Seemto Be Confirmed.A NEW VERSION OF THE LATE BATTLESan ITbancisco, May 23. The informatI6n is at"hand through unquestionably reliable sources that the Congressional partyof Chile, otherwise' known as the Insurgents, has entered Into an agreement withthe United States Government to surrenderto the United States the steamer Itata andher cargo; that the Charleston will not pursue the Itata any further.but will proceed toCallao, and the Itata will be handed over tothe American authorities. It is probableproceedings will then follow in the Federalcourts of the United States, but it is definitely settled there will be-no guns fired inthe capture of the Itata, and that pursuiti it. ,-ii ii iin tuy luc uuariesion is pracucuuy uu.11 M inwniMUJ wu I CUt (M1DA tlAUl 1aAU1q U lup sjvvnil steamer Colima, whic P'SUnt t0 n standstul wlthln n feetj.. ft. Vihatno TannJ To OiffTnan Bhis'. factorvin WestThe Pacific Mailarrived here to-davhaving left Acanulco May IS. North ofthat port she sighted a steamer flying theChilean flag and answering the descriptionof the Itata. The latter was steering south byeast. Later in the day the Charleston apTjeared and snoke the Colima. On learning'what had been seen, the Charleston steamedaway to the Southward. The unariestonwas at that time about ISO miles fromAcapulco, while the Itata when .sightedwas about 65 miles from there.The Colima reports that the Esmeraldaleft Acapulco on the morning of the 13thinstant, and went out to sea but was seennear tbe harbor in the evening.Waging Battle on the Water.A special telegram to The Dispatchfrom New York says: The steamshipFinance, which arrived here to-day,brought news of recent events in Chile.President Balmaceda has reorganized thearmy in seven divisions under the command of General Volazsquez, whose headquarters will be at Valparaiso. Oscar Viel,Admiral of the Government fleet, has madetwo divisions of the navy. Thefirst division consists of the flagship Almirante Lynch, the Mapocho and the SarjentoAldca. These vessels will sail to the northand attack the rebel forces at the points nowcontrolled by them. The second divisionconsists of the flagship Almirante Condell,the Lota and the Lautrio. Thev will re-rain in ana aDont tne naroor oi Valparaiso.The rebels have formed a Congress, withpGeorge Montt, Admiral of the rebel fleet,as President The first act passed by tnenew Congress-decreed that all articles necessary for consumption in Chile should beadmitted to the country free of duty.The cities of Valdivia and Tocopiapo werecaptured by the rebels at Caldera on April20, The-Esmeralda and the Acnntagua suddenly appeared in the harbor and withoutwarning bombarded the town for more thanthree hours, killinsr over 100 citizens. Thenext day the rebels landed a force of men.and took possession of the town.Balmaceda's Arbitrary Acts.President Balmaceda has issued & new de-.Cree exiling more-than 25 of the most promtinent citizens ot Valparaiso, irom inat city.both parties. The resignation of MinisterI of "War Gana has caused a good deal of consternatiom in the J5aimaceda Government.It is said to have been due to Balmaceda'sinterference. The adherents of Balmaceda'scause fear that Gana will use his powerfulinfluence for the revolutionists.A dispatch: from Paris savs: The dele-fates of the Congressional party, whoseeadquarters are in this city, referring tothe-report cabled to Europe from Iquiqueby way of the United States that the forcesof President Balmaceda had captured Taltal,gave a totally different version of the affair.The Chilean delegates declare that theGovernment warships ImperialeandAlmirrante Cdndell entereH the harbor of Taltalduring the absence of the Congressionalfleet from that place, and that thesewarships landed troops at Taltal and issueda proclamation in favor of PresidentBalmaceda; but, instead of re-establishingthe old regime, according to the Congressional delegates, the inhabitants attackedthe Government troops and compelled themto withdraw.The Congressional delegates also announcethat Bolivia has officially recognized theCongressional'forces as 'belligerents. -KANSAS CITY LICENSES VOID,If the Decision of the Court is Sustained inthe Coming Appeal.Kansas City, May 23. Judge Field, ofthe Circuit Court of this city, rendered avery important decision1 this morning, basedon the dram shop act of 1889. The case is tan injunction proceeding brought by ad-'joining property owners to close ka-saloon. The Judge made a permanentinjunction restraining the saloon keeperfrom conducting the dram shop business.The county and city licenses of the saloonkeeper were declared void on severalgrounds.The decision holds that a saloon, licensemay be attacked both collaterally and directly; also that a f saloon runningwithout a license is a nuisance,and that an injunction js theproper proceeding. This is said to be thefirst case In the Statewhere an injunctionhas been resorted to in order to close a saloon. The case has been appealed. If thedecision be sustained by the appellatn courtsevery saloon in this city will be affectedand every license is void.A BABH) MEXICAN -PAPEBAdvocates That Americans May Be LynchedIn That Country.Crrr of Mexico, May 23. El Tempo, aleading Conservative newspaper, noted forits anti-American tendencies,.inspeakingofthe Mafia in New Orleans and of the lynch-.ing, says:For the protection of Mexicans In theUnited States, steps should be taken by Mexican authorities so that until the AmericanSenate decided that foreigners are underFederal protection, Americans may belynched In Mexico.LYNCHED BY THETB OWN C0LOB.The Fiends Who Used a Bailroad Train toCommit Murder, Hanged.Sheevepobt, May 23. "William andJohn Anderson, colored, who held the girl.Jane "Ware on the railroad track in Bossierparish until the train ran over and killedher, Were pursued by a posse of negroes,captured and hanged.They offered no explanation for theirdeed. The Andersons were bad characters.A PENITENTIAEY ON XTBE.A Private Factory Within the MissouriState Prison Burned.Jeffebson Crrr, Mo., May 23. At Go'clock this evening fire bokeout in the factory of the Sulil-van SarMln Tree ComnanT inside thewalls, of the State Penitentiary The cause rSH the fixe is-notinown. gome fattribute-itjaitleal-compiexion oi tne next'juejto incendiarism. When the fire wa discovered the whole inside of thebmlldincwas a mass of flames, and the city anaprison nre departments were pow.enew mtheir attempts to extinguish the fire.At 7 o'clock the SuUivan factory was entirely destroyed, but the fire was preventedfrom spreading. The loss is $170,000. The"State had no insurance on the building. TheSullivan Company's insurance was $32,000.There was considerable excitement among,the convicts during the fire but no disturbance. VERYRAPID TRANSIT,NEW TOBK CALCULATES OX FOBTT'MIXES AN HOUR.The Line to Qa Over Houses and ..UnderStreets WHl Colt Three Million Dollarsa Mile Raman About a WonderfulElectric Motor. kSPECIAL TELIOIIAJI TO TUX DISrATCH.Nzw Yobk, May 23. Mr. WilliamSteinway, of the Kapid Transit Commission,was to-day credited with saying:As a motive power we haveflnallyselectedBergman's electric locomotive- In this thepower is. applied directly o the axles ofevery car, and the force Is capable ofpropelling a train of 80 cars at therate of io miles an hour. This is a newMTlF'lr-vsrr- 'r .". ",, .. .. '":.i74i n ami M via M m tn mnitltii fl trtn OnOA1.., -- Jr...t. r5s"fi( l thi. man in ehBrffp saidt the man?- lur v iv- : tn.Z 4&tinch aneitc. - imachine anddoes nbJdoes abs "JCfo.i- about itAt theomce oi tubs.yBroad street theman in the geneM W A'. AaAA 114that the Iocomotivewv. itill "on the quiet,"meaning apparently that it had not beenperfected. He refused to tell anything atall about itMr. Steinway said to the reporter:I did say that the commission of which Iam a member had witnessed many experiments with different kinds of motors, andthat one of these experiments was with theBergman electric motor. I admired thework Of their -motor, and thought Itwonderful. 'What I will say abontplans Is this: The commission hasnot agreed on any plan yet, bpt thecommissioners think they can agree on onoplan that has been submitted by their ownengineer. That is for a road on the westside from the city line to the battery, a dis-tance of 18 miles.on as straignt aline as possible, over thestreetsstreetsin some places, under thein others, ind across privatenropertya good part of tho distance above One-Hun-'dred and Twenty-fifth street, a four-trackroad, with two tracks exclusively for exSress trains that will run at the rate ofmiles an hour in other words, asystem that will give people of NewYork true rapid transit and that means fromSpuyten Duyvil to the Battery in 25 minutes.The commission will make the route publioon Tuesday when they (decide on It Themembers of the commission havedecided in their, own minds that themotive power will not be steam locomotives.What it will be electricity, or compressedair, 'or cable, or other they have not decided. It is our opinion that the stations uptown, where express trains are to stop,should not be less than a mile apart Theroad that we think of is entirely independentof the plans proposed by Mr. Jay Gonld.Mr. Steinway said that the probable costof the new Westside road would be $3,00d,000 a mile below Fifty-ninth street, andabout $1,000,000 a mile above.BEVOLUTIONABY BELICS.Remains of British General GearyDis-covered on a Farm.Pexxthgtox, N. J., May 23. In 1778,when the British forces were encamped atPennington, N, J., they were advised thatabout 500 muskets were stored in an oldJiyiding:aiAhslplSce..and decided, tc-attempt to confiscate them. ' Accordingly,they set out captured the arms, and moved'out triumphantly. "When on the outskirtsthey were routed by some bushwackers, andthe squadron's chief officer, General Geary,was snot through the head.Tradition had it that the General wasburied ona farm abont three miles from here.The Hunterdon County Historical Societylearning of the alleged grave, asked permission ot the farmer upon whose land theGeneral was burled to allow them to exhumethe remains. To-day the committee did itswork, and in exactly the spot marked, theremains were found. The first thing foundwas a brass button, with, the letters iQ. L.D." on it This is supposed to mean"Oiipens Lieht Dragoons. Besides this.the society have the skull complete' with.tue nus ana one iuoi, wuicu uiey ciami iutheir property.50 LETTEB WBITTEN YET.Governor Pattison Has Not Itecelved Another Message From the Mayor.It was announced, yesterday that Mayor;Gonrley had written another letter to Governor Pattison regarding the amendment tothe charter: The Mayor, however, refusedto confirm the rumor.From .Harrisburg it was learned' thatMayor Gourley had wired -the Governor toknow when the charter bill would be beforehim for consideration. No letter had been.received from him iaat nightWlU Stop Vandalism.The Grand Army Day Committee metyesterday afternoon to hear committee re-,ports. The Allegheny Cemetery Committee stated that the cemetery authorities had'donated an extra plot of ground for the soldiers. ' The committee In charge of Monument Hill monument was ordered to examine the work recently done and report Aresolution was adopted calling on the Allegheny authorities to have an officer stationed on Monument Hill to stop vandalism. A Seven-Story Building.Charles Meyran, of the .Germania Bank,,went Bast last night Mr. Meyran said as,'soon as the plans were ready they would Jcommence to erect a seven-story buildingttoreplace the one damaged by fire. Thegreater part of the old building will be removed, and the new one will, have' theground floor level with the street Thiswill cut off the basementBaron Hlnch's Big Purchase.TBT DtWLAT'S CABLB COUPAXT.LONDON, May 23. Baron Hirsch has jnstcompleted the purchase of Lord Bevelstoke'ssplendid mansion is Mayfair, which waserected just before the Barings collapsed..Among the latest enterprises m-which theBaron is interested is Lord BandolphChurchill's Mashonaland expedition.Mexican Ladles for the World's Fair.City of Mexico, May 21 The action ofthe Chicago Fair Commissioners, in sendinga female commissioner here, is being discussed, and it is Claimed that it would bemuch better to name a Mexican Ladies'Commission, headed 'by the wife of President Diaz.Swan for City Engineer.It was stated in Allegheny last night thatChief Ehlers, of the Department of Pnblio"Works, had decided to appoint BobertSwan, City Engineer. The formality of anofficial notification has not yet been gonethrough with, but it is conceded that Mr.Swan will be given the place.Ohio Politicians Disappointed.SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISFATCII.lColttmbus, May 23. Tile Supreme Courtto-day announced a number of decisions andadjourned until June 1, without taking anyaction in regard to the Senatorial reappor-ilonment ase,- involving,, perhap:jne po-iture,-.HVE CENTSSAVED FROM A VETO,The Certificate of Indebtedness -BillIfotto Go to the Governor.AFTER PASSE? G THE LEGISLATUREIt Is Now to Be Voluntarily Withdrawn byIts' Promoters.EESD1T OP A-C0NFEEENCB TISTEEDAIController Morrow set his-foot downyesterday and he set it down 'hard. As aresult Pittsburg will not issue certificates ofindebtedness to the contractors for the12,000,000 worth of city improvementsmade under the late 'lamented streetnnt And whieh riftvp nof. v been nftiilfor. At a conference held yesterday after mnoon, at tne ixmtroiiers omce, it was-decidedto withdraw the certificate of, indebtedness bllL The main reason for this act isthat even legislative enactment would notmake it legal to issue such bonds without avote of the people.- The first intimation that anything wasI disturbing the Saturday quietude of CityHall life was when Senator Flinn walkedinto Controller Morrow's private office.The Controller had just returned from the'Bast, and no one paid much attentionto the call, as only a friendly chatbetween the two gentlemen was anticipated.A little later, however, 0. L. Magee disappeared into the same room, and was followed shortly after; by Senator TJppermaaand "W. A. Magee. Senator Neeb appearedand disappeared behind the door, which didnot open again for over an lour.An Explanation by the Controller.When the conference adjourned all thegentlemen .gave excuses and refused to talk.Finally Controller Morrow opened his f3heart and 'his lips and- gave out the story.Said he: "We have decided to withdrawthe certificate of indebtedness bilLI favored the bill at its start,and I believe it would be a good one'forother cities, as well as Pittsburg, but there;is a doubt as to whether it would hold.After an examination of the matterI have come to the conclusion that such,bonds as the bill provides for could not beIssued without a vote of the people. Thatwas the stand The Dispatch took editorially on the bill at the timeit was introduced. I finally succeeded in convincing the others that such,a view was the proper one. The bill wasto have had a hearing before the Governor on Tuesday, but instead, it willbe withdrawn by Mr. Flinn onMonday. It will save me & trip to Harrisburg, for I had intended going there to helpin securing the Governors signature."' How the Contractors Are Left. 'In what position then will this leave the?contractors who made the improvements?""In just the same position that theroccuov now. The citv. of course, is stillL responsible, but just how the contractors wui oe securea is a matterfor which some other method mnst be provided. In other words, we are just as badoft as ever, and the city might have gottenInto more trouble by acting under the nebilL".This method that was proposed for thepayment of the street improvement debtiiwill be remembered, was first made part of - "jthe. ehartert-bill, but when it was,fsitred- -that such a clause would swamp the ,jcharter, it was withdrawn and made a 'separate act It was introduced by Mr.Flinn, and after a hot fight, finally passedboth Houses. It was in the form of a gen-eral act, but was really only intendedfor Pittsburg, and as Pittsburg foundshe, could not use it, the legislators decidedthere was no use to push the matter anyfurther, and the bill will die before itreaches the Governor's hands.BTBDS.EILLED BY-THOUSANDS.They 'Meet Their Fate by Banning Foal ofa Lighthouse.New Yokk, May 23. About 1,500 migrating birds were killed during the earlymorning hones of May 19 by striking againstFire Island lighthouse. Among them wereMaryland yellow-throats, many species ofwarblers, oven birds, water thrushes, redstarts, catbirds, scarlet tanagers, red andwhite-eyed vireoSjWamp and white-throatedof this character are more frequent and usually of greater magnitude atFire Island during the autumn migrationWOBLD'S FATS APPEALS.Light House Interests to Be Represented atthe Big Exposition.Chicago, May 23. At the final sessionof the Board of Appeals this morning, oddsand ends of business occupied the attentionof the members. A committee was appointed to wait on Director General Davisnnd pain nroner recognition of the lirfit-, house interests at the world's'Fair.The next meeting of the board" will be'held in New York, December 12.THE DISPATCH DIBECT0BY.Contents of the Issue Classified for Headers'Convenience.The issue of The Dispatch to-day consistsof 20 pages, made np in three parts. Thelatest news, local, domestic and foreign,occupies the first nine pages. Class newswill be fountain the second part, and thespecial features are placed as follows:PAKTH.Page).European-Finance. ....London Labor TroublesThe Hebrew Invasion More Fighting in AfricaReciprocity hi Para CosSDLJ.O. KxbbktOutcasts of Europe the iios. W. S. OwxxPage 10.ASccneon theBIoon ..."WtlxtxLate Science Gossip.Pope 11.The Want Column. To Let Column.For Sale Column. Beat Estate Notices.Pase-tt.In Society's Whirl. The Grand Army,JIllitla-Gossip.PagHi.Secret Society News. Business Card.Markets by Telegraph. Local Trade News,Henry Clews Letter.Pastil.Theatrical Tattle. Amusement Notices.PngelS.Kerf ew of Sports PBLSOLKA Chilean Railway , Faxst B. Ward .A Mighty Mean Man Bessie BuamiileLabor on the Farm.Page IS.Men FoU of Years Frank G, CabtektzbFAKTD1.PaaU.The Way to Freedom ...... .L. E. STOJTXZ.Adventure In India . .....Chabi.t.s T. MobrayA Woman In Battle -Mas. OanrwoOD 'The Witch of Prague .....F. JIariox CsawtordPage a.About His Ancestors BILL NTSA Grand Coach Ride E. L.WaksxaxTraining Off Fat CxLIALoGAXPage B.The Burled Csstle...i PatsiiFunic Department E- B. ClUUBOUBXA Theater at Home Mas. Johx SUXEWOODA Bleb Man's Money. Riv. Geobqe HodgesPoet JO.Treating Summer Homes. Decorative IdeasAn English TJtensa .ELLICX BHICXA,Poetry In the Dirt """" DaksA Spasm of Economy Howasd FtiLDixuu&lp or Electricity.f,1'1It -V-:t